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The ConnectPrep Team

We are a talented team passionate about empowering students with the power of education.

Born from Stanford University, we combine the best in technology and teaching to bring you an experience that is forward-thinking, results oriented, and tailored to each student’s needs.

THIS IS OUR CORE:

Teaching

Our passion to help students have the best educational experience keeps us focused and drives us to work hard every day.

Connected

We believe in a team approach that teaches our students specific strategies to understand concepts, ideas, and connect all the material to master an academic course or test-prep.

Determination

We’re with you every step of the way and will overcome any obstacles or challenges as you work towards your academic goals.

Innovation

Our goal is to reinvent “tutoring” by using advanced performance metrics along with innovative teaching methods to find solutions for our students.We have bold ideas and an eye towards the future.

Meet Our Dream Team

JEREMY FINE

Jeremy Fine

CEO
Jeremy is our education guru. He has years of experience working as an educator with students of all ages, using cutting-edge academic and test-prep curricula to take learning to a new level. He has helped students score in the top percentiles on SAT’s, ACT’s, and receive top marks in many academic subjects. He brings a wealth of knowledge to our company, with a dynamic vision for innovation and market growth. Jeremy earned a BA from Washington University in St. Louis and an MPA from the University of Pittsburgh.

CEO / Co-Founder

KEVIN BRETTHAUER

Kevin Bretthauer

COO
Kevin is the co-founder of Connect Prep, specializing in technology and online services. Kevin is an Oregon native and Stanford University graduate. He has years of experience working in sales and marketing in the petroleum industry and has managed projects involving the promotion of bio-fuels and emissions reducing products. When he’s not working, Kevin enjoys playing golf, traveling, and watching college football. He has a passion for education as well as creating interactive educational software that will be able help more students reach their educational goals.

COO / Co-Founder

MICHELLE FINE

Michelle Fine

Director of Operations
Michelle spent several years of her career in the fashion industry, learning about emerging trends in marketing and various aspects of planning a wholesale business. Michelle has had several opportunities to work directly with students, and her most recent transition into the field of education was inspired by her devotion to investing in the future of our youth and the fulfillment she experiences in this pursuit. She is eager to bring her experience and skill set to ConnectPrep to help all students reach new heights. Michelle graduated from the University of Florida with honors.

Director of Operations

JASON ALTABET

Jason Altabet

Analytics and Social Media Team
Jason has always had a thirst for education, whether it be for himself or for others. He is currently training to be a public speaking tutor for his university colleagues and, in addition, plays a central role on the Committee for Political Engagement, where he works to educate the student body on all matters political. At ConnectPrep he serves as the point man for social media, but when he gets the chance likes to try his hand at everything from analytics programming to web development. In his spare time you can expect to find him practicing fake law as a member of his school’s mock trial team, promoting class council initiatives, or working on his soccer “skills.” Jason currently attends the University of Rochester, majoring in Economics and Political Science.

Analytics and Social Media Team

DEANNA THOMPSON

Deanna Thompson

Data Analyst Team
Deanna recently graduated from the University of Rochester with a BS in chemical engineering and legal studies minor. During her time as an undergraduate, she served as a writing tutor, speaking tutor, trained prospective tutors, and eventually served as the tutoring group’s president. Deanna is excited to work for ConnectPrep, continue to assist the tutoring process, and use her engineering background to help develop ConnectPrep’s analytic programs.

Data Analyst Team

ALICE GINDIN

Alice Gindin

Data Analyst Team
Alice is a rising junior at the University of Rochester studying Political Science, Economics, and Math. She works for the Data Analysis team and is excited to explore the numbers behind tutoring. She has served as a tutor for high school and college students over the past four years and hopes to incorporate this experience into her analytical work.

Data Analyst Team

JON AHO

Jon Aho

Development Team
Jon is a Electrical and Computer Engineering student at the University of Rochester. He’s been coding for nearly 7 years, and has a number of comprehensive software and hardware projects under his belt. Currently employed as a Research Fellow at his university, he also works at implementing the ConnectPrep Analytics website.

Development Team

MATT DOMBROSKI

Matt Dombroski

Development Team
Matthew currently attends the University of Rochester studying for a degree in Computer and Electrical Engineering. He loves to design and build anything that catches his interest, from using only digital logic chips to construct a calculator or verilog code to design and test a CPU. He has also lead one week long science camps for the past two years, teaching young kids the basics of chemistry, physics, and electricity. Matthew is excited to put his talents and interests to use in helping implement the data analytics and graphics engines for ConnectPrep.

Development Team

DAVID GIANNELLA

David Giannella

Development Team
David is attending the University of Rochester, pursuing a BS in Physics and Astronomy as well as a minor in Computer Science. He has gained knowledge of a number of programming topics including application development, data structures, and rendering. David is eager to use his programming skills to help ConnectPrep vault onto the web.

Development Team

PHILIP FENIMORE

Philip Fenimore

Development Team
Philip is an undergraduate at the University of Rochester studying Computer and Electrical Engineering. He enjoys realizing ideas through coding, like creating a 3d interactive environment with C# and modeling complex mathematical systems with Matlab. Philip is excited to work for ConnectPrep, using his set of skills to maximum effect on the data analytics team.

Development Team

BORJA ROJO

Borja Rojo

Development Team
Borja Rojo is an Electrical and Computer Engineer at the University of Rochester, ’17, and also studies Computer Science and Audio Engineering. He has a passion for starting projects from the ground up and becomes inspired from reverse-engineering many kinds of systems. Now, he is helping design a portable ultrasound system to help with medical imaging on-the-go. Apart from his academics, you might see him designing a video game or recording his latest song. Here at ConnectPrep, he will be working on creating a web-based platform that automatically generates questions for students to study with and practice their skills.

Development Team

SAM CALLIS

Sam Callis

Social Media Team
Sam is a junior at the University of Rochester studying History with a minor in English literature. He has a deep passion for education and hopes to work in the field for the rest of his life.

Development Team

Yiyuan Wu

Data Analyst Team
I graduated from University of Kentucky with a bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics. I have tutored Algebra and Calculus I for undergraduate students throughout my undergraduate years. I am currently studying statistics at Rutgers University. I have a deep passion for education and believe that my mathematical and statistical skills can help improve the quality of education greatly.

Analytics Team

Connor Barth

IT Team

Connor is a senior Electrical Computer Engineering student at the University of Rochester. He is currently employed as a IT Consultant at the Simon Business School. His main interests include computer technology and wireless communications. As the son of a college professor Connor not only enjoys the benefits of an engaged educational experience, but also understands the importance of learning and finding the correct educational environment. Connor looks forward to using his skills, passion and experience to help the ConnectPrep team succeed.

IT Team

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The ConnectPrep Team

We are a talented team passionate about empowering students with the power of education.

THIS IS OUR CORE:

Teaching

Connected

Determination

Innovation

Meet Our Dream Team

Jeremy Fine

Kevin Bretthauer

Michelle Fine

Jason Altabet

Deanna Thompson

Alice Gindin

Jon Aho

Matt Dombroski

David Giannella

Philip Fenimore

Borja Rojo

Sam Callis

Yiyuan Wu

Connor Barth

ConnectPrep is a member of the National Association for College Admission Counseling and subscribes to its high standards of integrity and professional practices to better serve our students.

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